A nursing executive is comparing the entire hospital financials for the month and notes that the medical laboratory's revenue is higher than environmental services. What is a possible explanation?
1. The laboratory has increased charges for its services.
2. Environmental services is a non-revenue-producing cost center.
3. The laboratory is a non-revenue-producing cost center.
4. The nursing units affect the laboratory charges.
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Rationale 1: An increase in charges by the laboratory is not significant in this instance.
Rationale 2: Environmental services does not charge clients for its services; it is a non-revenue-producing cost center.
Rationale 3: The laboratory does charge clients for its services; it is a revenue-producing cost center.
Rationale 4: The nursing unit does affect laboratories' revenue, but this is not applicable to the question.
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